the circus? he'd find that so interesting ngl. but yeah that sounds great. he grew up similarly with his parents dragging him and his sister along to markets and music festivals around the country until they figured they were able to take care of themselves. most of his relationships end because he's married to his work and it gets tiring for people to have to fight for his attention and with him away from home 9 months out of the year doesn't help. so maybe they kinda drifted before she called it quits but they stayed friendly?